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[gfish]

"I've never been prejudiced in my life," said Sharon Fleming, 69, the wife of a retired coal miner, who spends hours at the union hall calling voters on behalf of Obama. "My niece married a black, and I don't have a problem with it. Now, I wouldn't want a mixed marriage for my daughter, but I'm voting for Obama."

Barrayar is a metaphor for America, isn't it? I can't believe I didn't see that before.

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[vixyish.livejournal.com]

...actually it's a reference to a series of around twenty SF novels and short stories (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorkosigan_Saga).

I guess that's obscure compared to *some* authors...

[admnaismith.livejournal.com]

Aye, that it be!